Elon Musk's lawyers argued in a Friday filing with the Delaware Chancery Court that Twitter's request for a trial within two months is "unjustifiable."
The billionaire's legal team asked for a trial date of Feb. 13, 2023, at the earliest. Musk's lawyers claimed that they would need that time for discovery and for lining up experts to testify. According to Fox News, if Musk gets his way, "there are concerns the deal could collapse as the debt financing package committed by banks for the acquisition expires in April 2023."
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